Nintendo’s Japanese support account on Twitter shared an update with its users last week urging them not to blow into (or use Q-tips on) their console’s cartridge slot. Instead, Nintendo advises folks to use a “vacuum cleaner” (per Google Translate). Interestingly, the practice of blowing into — or using Q-tips on — cartridges and cartridge slots as a means of cleaning them has been around since the very early days of Nintendo consoles.
We ran the text through Google Translate for you, and embedded the Tweet below.
In the game card slot, there is a terminal to read the game card. If you clean this with a cotton swab or insert a game card with a broken terminal, it may get caught in the terminal and break. Please do not touch the inside of the game card slot.
If dust gets inside the game card slot, use a vacuum cleaner to suck it out. ※ Please do not blow on it. Saliva may adhere to the terminals and cause parts to rust or corrode.
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[Nintendo via Nintendo Life]
